Trek stories out of the doldrums, Paramount has been trying for several years to re-start the engines on the franchise. The latest attempt comes from Kalinda Vazquez, who has form with the universe via her work on
Star Trek: Discovery.
JJ Abrams, who helped launch the current incarnation of
Trek with the 2009 movie, is on to produce the new potential effort, which is, you won t be surprised to hear, being kept a secret for now. According to
Deadline, Vazquez pitched a new, original idea, which makes it sound like it won t necessarily be a retread of Kirk, Spock or any of the current crews/incarnations. That, of course, would represent a big risk in terms of trying to launch a new version, but it remains to be seen if this new movie makes it out of space dock. Vazquez, at least, has
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After years of false starts and potential projects, it looks as though Paramount has figured out where it wants to take its
Star Trek film franchise, and has brought in
Star Trek: Discovery writer Kalinda Vazquez to pen the script.
While CBS’s revitalized TV franchise has been taking off with the likes of
Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, and a bunch of other spinoffs, the film franchise has floundered a bit in recent years. The last big film hit theaters in 2016 with Justin Lin’s
Star Trek Beyond, which followed J.J. Abrams’
Star Trek and
Star Trek Into Darkness. Since then, a fourth “Kelvin Universe” film has eluded the franchise, in part because Paramount wasn’t willing to pay for the salary increases that stars Chrises Pine and Hemsworth were asking for.
Kalinda Vazquez Will Write Paramount’s Next Star Trek Movie
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Star Trek Universe is on the verge of big things over at Paramount+. But while the brand is currently thriving on the small screen, its big screen future has been nebulous ever since
Star Trek Beyond hit theaters in 2016. There have been a handful of false starts since then, with everyone from Noah Hawley to Quentin Tarantino flirting with the idea of putting their own stamp on the franchise. However, it looks like Paramount is searching in-house for a writer to tackle their next
Star Trek film. According to Deadline,